If you’re finding yourself sat in a Truck Stop with your morning brew and bacon butty, ferry bound, ask yourself have you booked with Freightlink? If not; why? We know how difficult it can be to organise your own passage…
A new map revealing the UK’s most dangerous roads has been produced using fatality data gathered by the Department of Transport and the Police Service of Northern Ireland over a five-year period. The map identifies the most high-risk highways and…
Scania has announced it is unable to fulfil its deliveries to customers of more than 2000 trucks ordered with V8 engines due to an ongoing strike at one of its crucial suppliers of cast engine components New sales of industrial and…
Retained profits in the transport and logistics sector decreased by 96.0 per cent compared to the same period a year ago, according to new figures. In addition, the volume of bad debt owed to the sector reached over £2.8m, up…
‘Operation Brock’ has been announced as a new temporary plan to ease traffic in Kent in the event of cross-Channel disruption. The interim plans, revealed in May by roads minister Jesse Norman, will allow traffic to travel in both directions…
DVSA is reminding operators a “significant number” of specialised heavy vehicles – including breakdown vehicles, tractor units pulling exempt trailers, and mobile cranes – have now fallen into scope of annual testing for the first time. To declare their weight and load,…
After a year of resilient trading in 2017, the UK’s logistics industry expects continued success in 2018 despite the uncertainties posed by Brexit and continued economic instability, according to a new report from the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The FTA…
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced the launch of its new Earned Recognition Scheme, which it said will reward firms who are most focused on ensuring their truck fleets – and the people who drive them –…
We’re looking for HGV Drivers: You will be responsible for: Making sure that customers can buy the products they want, when they want. Ensuing our products reach our stores on time and in good condition. Professionally representing the Tesco brand…
From February 2019, trucks meeting the latest Euro 6 emissions standards will be eligible for a 10 per cent reduction in the cost of the HGV Road User Levy, according to new rules set out by the government. However, trucks…